Android Wear Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

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After being in the beta stage for over a month, Android 8.0 Oreo update for Android Wear finally starts rolling out from today. Google has started taking the beta registrations for eligible models back in October. Continue reading “Android Wear Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Amazon Prime Video finally arrives for Apple TV, gets optimized for iPhone X

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Amazon Prime Video has finally launched on AppleTV and is also optimized for iPhone X as well. Apple tvOS owners will no longer have to rely on AirPlay to stream content through Prime video. Amazon Prime Video for tvOS first leaked in May, and it took close to 6 months of time for the company to finalize the deal with Apple. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video finally arrives for Apple TV, gets optimized for iPhone X”

Qualcomm partners with AMD for Always Connected PCs on Ryzen Mobile processors

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At the Qualcomm’s second annual tech summit, the company has announced a partnership with AMD for Always Connected PCs on AMD’s high-performance Ryzen mobile processors along with Always Connected, Gigabit LTE and Microsoft Windows 10 OS.  Continue reading “Qualcomm partners with AMD for Always Connected PCs on Ryzen Mobile processors”

Microsoft Whiteboard Preview app for Windows 10 starts rolling out

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Microsoft has started rolling out Whiteboard Preview app for Windows 10 devices. The Whiteboard app is a free-form digital canvas where people with ideas, and content can come together for creative collaboration. The app lets users draw, erase, edit thus replicating a real meeting with-a-white-board experience for distant coworkers. Continue reading “Microsoft Whiteboard Preview app for Windows 10 starts rolling out”

Unicode 11.0 beta brings 130 emojis including cupcake, party face, skateboard and more

Unocide Emoji 11.0 Beta

Unicode Consortium today has released version 11.0 beta of the Unicode Standard with over 130 emojis including cupcake, woman/man red-haired, softball, mango and many more. These emojis are likely to be adopted by major vendors like Apple, Google-like always.  Continue reading “Unicode 11.0 beta brings 130 emojis including cupcake, party face, skateboard and more”

Instagram update brings Stories Highlights and Stories Archive

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Instagram has rolled out yet another update today which brings stories highlights and stories archive features. The highlights feature lets you save your stories automatically into a private Stories Archive so you can view later even after 24 hours. Continue reading “Instagram update brings Stories Highlights and Stories Archive”

Google expands featured search snippets to offer more relevant search results

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Google has always been active in improving their search results and the information it provides. Over the past few weeks, the company has made three new additions expanded Featured Snippets, improved functionality of Knowledge Panels, and suggested content for searches on a particular topic. Continue reading “Google expands featured search snippets to offer more relevant search results”

ASUS NovaGo and HP Envy x2 PC are the first Windows 10 Snapdragon always connected PCs

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At the Qualcomm’s second annual tech summit, Asus and HP have finally launched Snapdragon-powered Windows laptops after briefly teasing at the Computex earlier this year. The ASUS NovaGo is the world’s first Gigabit LTE capable laptop which is powered by the Snapdragon 835 chipset.  Continue reading “ASUS NovaGo and HP Envy x2 PC are the first Windows 10 Snapdragon always connected PCs”

Smartron expands to the Middle East, launches srt.phone and t.book

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Smartron Indian based company backed by Sachin Tendulkar has announced that it is expanding to other markets like Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and others in the Middle East. Initially, it will start with Srt Phone, the t.book and will launch all their products in the next 6 to 8 months.  Continue reading “Smartron expands to the Middle East, launches srt.phone and t.book”

Samsung begins mass production of 512GB eUFS flash memory for flagship smartphones and tablets

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Samsung Electronics today has announced that it has begun mass production of first 512GB flash storage for next-generation mobile devices and it utilizes the Samsung’s latest 64-layer 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND chips.  Continue reading “Samsung begins mass production of 512GB eUFS flash memory for flagship smartphones and tablets”

Google Maps gets Two-wheeler mode in India, shows directions and voice navigation for motorcycles

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At the Google For India 2017 event today, apart from announcing Android Oreo Go edition and launching new apps, Google has announced new Two-wheeler mode in Maps for India. This is the India-first feature which is debuting in the country before it goes to other parts of the world. The new two-wheeler mode is placed alongside the other modes; Car, Foot, and Train that are present. Continue reading “Google Maps gets Two-wheeler mode in India, shows directions and voice navigation for motorcycles”

YouTube expands with more human moderators and machine learning to prevent inappropriate content

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YouTube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki in a blog post today has announced that the company is expanding the teams that moderate the content that is on the platform as the company believes that human judgment is critical to making contextualized decisions on content.  Continue reading “YouTube expands with more human moderators and machine learning to prevent inappropriate content”

Apple manufacturer Quanta teams up with Lumus to make AR displays

AppleQuanta Computer Inc., who is one the major manufacturing partners of Apple has struck a deal with Israel-based augmented-reality component maker Lumus Ltd to build lenses for smart glasses. The displays for AR glass designed by Lumus will project information into the wearer’s field of view. Continue reading “Apple manufacturer Quanta teams up with Lumus to make AR displays”

Instagram to trigger content advisory warning for hashtags that exploit wildlife and nature

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Starting today Instagram will warn posts and hashtags that are associated with animal or nature abuse with an aim to protect Wildlife and Nature from Exploitation. People who search for a hashtag associated with harmful behavior to animals or the environment will now see the content advisory screen before letting you proceed. Continue reading “Instagram to trigger content advisory warning for hashtags that exploit wildlife and nature”

Apple iPhone X Unlocked, SIM-free variant goes on sale in the U.S.

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A month after officially launching; Apple starting today has finally started selling the SIM-free, unlocked model of the iPhone X in the U.S. Though the iPhone X was technically available since November 3rd, the supply and demand became stable just recently.  Continue reading “Apple iPhone X Unlocked, SIM-free variant goes on sale in the U.S.”